Wednesday, 12 August 2009

That's better

And now the holiday can begin. We have sleeping bags, we have blankets, we have sunshine and shade. Unfortunately we have mouldy camp beds, so will have to take a trip to the local camping store tomorrow. And despite checking and double checking, I have yet again managed to cone camping without one of Mog's meds. Just for variety though, after two years of forgetting the clobazam (in two different campsites), this year it is the Vigabatrin.

There's something special about camping with Special Kids. It's partly the fact that somewhat wonky children outnumber the more mainstream variety. It's partly the fact that you know when people stare, they're actually checking out the design of the wheelchairs, not just gazing in slackjawed disbelief at the presence of a real live disabled child. It's partly the fact that a wobbly child running towards a group of strangers is met with smiles and open arms, not shocked disapproval. But, just for tonight, it's the fact that enough fellow campers bring spare emergency beds in case of accidents, and that somewhere in the field, there will be another child on the same medication. Not enough for the rest of the week, sadly, but at least enough for the next 24 hours, which buys us enough time to track down a doctor in the morning.

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